Photos of the Day: Jan. 16

Jan. 16, 2013 5:22 p.m. ET

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STILL SHOPPING: People shopped for weapons Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla., as they listened to a live stream of President Barack Obama's gun-control announcement in Washington, D.C. Mr. Obama urged Congress to ban certain types of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. He also called for universal background checks for all gun buyers
Brian Blanco/Reuters…

STUNNED: A bystander's windshield was shattered when suicide bombers attacked the gates of Afghanistan's intelligence agency in Kabul Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding dozens. Security forces killed five attackers and defused explosives found in a second van.
Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images…

MOURNING: Villagers comforted a man mourning over the death of a relative outside the governor's house in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday. Hundreds of villagers protested against the killing of 18 people in an overnight raid that they blamed on security forces.
Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press…

ON THE GROUND: French soldiers listened as Mali President Dioncounda Traoré spoke at an air base in Bamako, Mali, Wednesday. French troops launched their first ground assault against Islamist rebels in Mali on Wednesday in a broadening of their operation there.
Joe Penney/Reuters…

GROUNDED: Passengers walked away from an All Nippon Airways 787 Dreamliner after an emergency landing and evacuation in western Japan Wednesday. ANA says there was a 'burning-like smell' on the Boeing-made jet. ANA and Japan Airlines grounded their Dreamliners for checks. The FAA also grounded the aircraft in the U.S.
Kyodo/Reuters…

FRIENDLY GESTURE: Train drivers shook hands at Gara de Nord railway station Wednesday in Bucharest during a two-hour protest by railway workers over their pay.
Bogdan Cristel/Reuters…

PROTECTED: A resident wore a mask near the Forbidden City in Beijing Wednesday. Heavy smog has shrouded the capital.
Feng Li/Getty Images…

FALLEN: Coconut trees lay on the ground Wednesday in Banganga, Philippines, more than a month after Typhoon Bopha hit the area. The United Nations and other humanitarian aid agencies assessed the situation Wednesday.
Erik De Castro/Reuters…

DUST-UP: French police tried to remove farmers who had spread straw on the ground near the agriculture ministry Wednesday in Paris, during a protest called by the union FNSEA against European Union rules regarding the use of nitrates.
Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images…

CONTRASTING COLORS: A line judge watched a serve during the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday.
Tim Wimborne/Reuters…

CRASH: A fire-damaged car and debris littered the ground after a helicopter hit a crane and crashed in London during rush hour Wednesday. The pilot and a person on the ground were killed. Several people were injured. Police said the helicopter had been diverted, but didn't say why.
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images…

COMMUTE CHAOS: Scared passengers jumped off a bus as activists threatened them during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday. Three political parties, including the Communist Party of Bangladesh, called the strike to protest against an oil-price hike.
A.M. Ahad/Associated Press…

RESCUE MISSION: Responders worked at an eight-story apartment building that collapsed, killing at least 25 people, in Alexandria, Egypt, Wednesday. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the building—in a poor district of the city—to collapse.
Xinhua/Zuma Press…

STUCK: Firefighters cut a hole in concrete and used an air bag and a soapy lubricant to free a woman who fell and became stuck in a narrow opening between two buildings in Portland, Ore., Wednesday morning. The woman spent about four hours in a space about 8 to 10 inches wide.
Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian/Associated Press…

FIRE AWAY: Syrian rebels launched a missile in Albab, Syria, Wednesday. Universities were closed across the country for a day of mourning after twin blasts tore through Aleppo University, killing dozens of people.
Elias Edouard/AFP/Getty Images…

SENTENCING TIME: An officer lashed a man who was convicted of rape in Sabzevar, Iran, Wednesday. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes.
Hossein Esmaeli/Associated Press…